stoic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˈstoʊ.ɪk/ (General-American)
- /ˈstoːɪk/ (South-Asia)
- /ˈstəʊ.ɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Latin stōicus (noun via Middle English Stoycis pl), from Ancient Greek Στωϊκός (Stōïkós), from Ποικίλη Στοά (Poikílē Stoá, “the Stoa Poikile”, literally “painted portico”), the portico in Athens where Zeno of Citium was teaching.
Meanings
- Of or relating to the Stoics or their ideas.
- Not affected by pain or distress.
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Not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain or distress.
It makes a tremendous emotional and practical difference to one whether one accept the universe in the drab discolored way of stoic resignation to necessity, or with the passionate happiness of Christian saints.
1902, William James, “Lecture 2”, in The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature […] , New York, N.Y.; London: Longmans, Green, and Co. […], →OCLC:I suspect that cancer doesn't give a rat's ass whether you have a positive mental attitude. It just sits in there multiplying away, whether you are admirably stoic or weeping and wailing.
2002 February 18, Molly Ivins, “Who Needs Breasts, Anyway?”, in TIME, archived from the original on 11 Feb 2002:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more stoic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| stoïck | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| Stoïc | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| Stoic | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Stoïck | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| Stoick | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| stoick | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| stoïc | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| most stoic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
stoicist · stoicly · stoicize · unstoic
Relateds
stoical · stoically · stoicism
Synonyms
stoical · apathetic · impassive · expressionless · impassive
Translations (62)
fi ilmeetön (not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain) · ar رَزِين (not affected by pain or distress) · ar رِوَاقِيّ (of or relating to the Stoics) · la stōicus (of or relating to the Stoics) · sv stoisk (not affected by pain or distress) · ca estoic (of or relating to the Stoics) · af stoïes (not affected by pain or distress) · hu szenvedélymentes (not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain) · ru стои́ческий (not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain) · nb stoisk (not affected by pain or distress) · fa رواقی (of or relating to the Stoics) · af stoïes (not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain) · fi stoalainen (of or relating to the Stoics) · de stoisch (not affected by pain or distress) · pl stoicki (not affected by pain or distress) · nl stoïcijns (not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain) · eo stoika (not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain) · it stoico (of or relating to the Stoics) · fi kivikasvoinen (not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain) · be стаічны (not affected by pain or distress) · sv stoisk (of or relating to the Stoics) · fi tyyni (not affected by pain or distress) · es estoico (of or relating to the Stoics) · ru стои́ческий (not affected by pain or distress) · ru стои́ческий (of or relating to the Stoics) · pl stoicki (of or relating to the Stoics) · nl stoïsch (of or relating to the Stoics) · it stoico (not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain) · sv stoisk (not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain) · fr stoïque (not affected by pain or distress) · hu sztoikus (not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain) · es estoico (not affected by pain or distress) · ar رَزِين (not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain) · pl stoicki (not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain) · ar جَلِد (not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain) · nl stoïcijns (not affected by pain or distress) · ar جَلِد (not affected by pain or distress) · nn stoisk (not affected by pain or distress) · nb stoisk (not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain) · ca estoic (not affected by pain or distress) · la stōicus (not affected by pain or distress) · tl manhid (not affected by pain or distress) · fi vakaa (not affected by pain or distress) · de stoisch (not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain) · cs stoický (not affected by pain or distress) · el στωικός (of or relating to the Stoics) · it stoico (not affected by pain or distress) · vi khắc kỉ (not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain) · el στωικός (not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain) · ko 금욕적인 (not affected by pain or distress) · vi khắc kỉ (not affected by pain or distress) · ko 스토아적 (of or relating to the Stoics) · eo stoika (not affected by pain or distress) · nn stoisk (not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain) · tl manhid (not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain) · eo stoika (of or relating to the Stoics) · ko 냉철한 (not affected by pain or distress) · el στωικός (not affected by pain or distress) · be стаічны (of or relating to the Stoics) · af stoïes (of or relating to the Stoics) · hu sztoikus (of or relating to the Stoics) · de stoisch (of or relating to the Stoics)